Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Our new word
In comparison to how much Lexi Kate talked at this age, Sam says very little. In fact, he only says "Momma" when he is VERY desperate. He frequently says Dada, Daddy, Kate Kate, Chi Chi, and Ni-Ni (night night). But, today his new word is "stinky". Come on, you can say "stinky" but you won't say "momma". When I go to change his diaper I always 'smell' and say "does Sam have a stinky?" Here, lately there have been lots of "Oh yes, Sam has a stinky" responses. So, now he has caught on. The last 2 days when I have picked him up to change his diaper he will start saying "stinky".
Friday, December 4, 2009
Little Ears
So, I should have known that a daily blog was beyond my capabilities.... But, I really haven't thought of anything worthy of sharing. So, maybe I will settle for a weekly update.
This morning we went back to the ENT for Lexi Kate's one year check-up on her tubes. Great news is that her tubes look great. Her left one is starting to move a bit, but Dr. Crook felt sure it would make it through the winter. Hopefully they will come out on thier own sometime this spring/early summer. We would love to be able to swim without ear plugs! If they aren't out by this fall, we will have to have them removed- they don't want to leave them in more than 2 years.
Dr. Crook also took a look at Sam. Bad news is, it seems he is going down the road to having tubes put in as well. We are going back in 2 weeks to check the fluid level and have some testing done. We are just praying he doesn't get another ear infection before Christmas. That would mean we needed tubes immediately, and we are hoping to hold off until after the first of the year.
So, once again join us in praying for little ears. I would like to share an amazing answer to prayer yesterday. No secret that times are very tight around our house right now. Even though I am babysitting and doing some consulting work part time, we just felt like it may be time for me to go back to work full time to have regular income and health insurance. I had an opportunity come up, and Jeff really wanted me to take it. So, we just prayed as a family that God would make it perfectly clear what we should do. Within minutes of being in the meeting, I practically heard God speaking saying this wasn't what we needed to do. I was worried about talking to Jeff about it, but as soon as I called him after the meeting, he said he knew it wasn't meant for me to go back to work. Couldn't be much clearer than that.
This morning we went back to the ENT for Lexi Kate's one year check-up on her tubes. Great news is that her tubes look great. Her left one is starting to move a bit, but Dr. Crook felt sure it would make it through the winter. Hopefully they will come out on thier own sometime this spring/early summer. We would love to be able to swim without ear plugs! If they aren't out by this fall, we will have to have them removed- they don't want to leave them in more than 2 years.
Dr. Crook also took a look at Sam. Bad news is, it seems he is going down the road to having tubes put in as well. We are going back in 2 weeks to check the fluid level and have some testing done. We are just praying he doesn't get another ear infection before Christmas. That would mean we needed tubes immediately, and we are hoping to hold off until after the first of the year.
So, once again join us in praying for little ears. I would like to share an amazing answer to prayer yesterday. No secret that times are very tight around our house right now. Even though I am babysitting and doing some consulting work part time, we just felt like it may be time for me to go back to work full time to have regular income and health insurance. I had an opportunity come up, and Jeff really wanted me to take it. So, we just prayed as a family that God would make it perfectly clear what we should do. Within minutes of being in the meeting, I practically heard God speaking saying this wasn't what we needed to do. I was worried about talking to Jeff about it, but as soon as I called him after the meeting, he said he knew it wasn't meant for me to go back to work. Couldn't be much clearer than that.
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